Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-07-06
NE" YoRK'S CHINATOWN.


MOn[olIanS WHO 1.-Two Thsrs.
Young Captain McCullagh, OF tho Sixth
prccinct Is in conmsnd OF Chinatown,
und knows more about the Chinese wash
crncn than any other An erica1 in New
York, writes correspIn lent from that
city. Tho Chinese" sad tn, Captain,
edo every thing by oPposites, from orr
standpoint. Wa write from left to right,
they up and lowu; we say down ami TO-
wari US, they up and away from them;
we put slucers under our cups, they on
top; we war our shirta in our trou ssrs,
they outside Of them: AMI 50 1t goes.
Whatever we and thoy ID is dodc by them
either I'm the opposite or q; least in a diff
fcreat way. Iw.s in n store wi tn gen-
tleman the other day, in VI 1T street, anu
saw gentlemen buying n chicken. Il
warrant he'll sell 1t different from u.s.
said j. The chicken was lying on tho
counter on one side with all It's feathers
on. Presently, whom tho Chuaman lifted
II IN, wo saw it was alive. II turned
out that that's the way they sell
them. The Chinese know that
II you take live chicken
In both hands, and lay it down on one side
on ono wing, II Will lie still, thinking il is
held. That was what he dill. H. set II
down, walked OF 10 another corner OF the
store, got some paper, carried IL back
wrapped up the chicken in IL anI handed
IL 10 the customer.
The Chinese bring few vices; cvory
Chinaman gimblos and smokes opium,
but what else has n TO dot They havo no
churches, no families, no theatres, no
meeting halls, no means Of diversion at
al. do no. exaggerdte when say they
do all these things They oil gam bic. as
surely as u rat steals, and that ia protty
-
by stealing. They play carls, domino3s
and fan-tun, aud tho worst Of 1t is we can
not tell when they are gambling and when
they amt We mover SIC the money they
gamble with. have bro!5ea in the doors
OF many and mlny den quick y enough
20 catch every Chinaman cSOuched on his
toes Ia tho wCy they all sit when they
arc playing, but mover was q licE enough
TO SEQ tho stakes on tho table. With
sweep OF tho hand tho money Is go1c be-
fore you can think
IL really thiak thay arc strangers 20
foar. lnevor saw one tho least bit sfrail.
In that respect they mllht as well be so
many statues. have burst In their doors
with great violence and noise, have
pounccd down upon them and in among
Ga m in many peculiar, unexpected, start
ling ways, bu; nevor saw one assume an
Oppression Of face or make n movement,
ovoa muscular, that l could translate 20
be al express siOn OF fear. When / have
broTcn into opium dens, where whitc mon
q women and the Chinese were all
smoking together, the white folks have
tried TO jump out of he windows or hide
under tho Gcds. but never knew a China
man 20 alter the position he was in whoa
broke in the door. Tho most the aver.
egc Chinaman will do under the circum-
as M - N.Naa
his mouth, roll his eyes around 70 mine
AID muttor pleasantly: Hellop They
never offer 20 return violoncs for arrest
mover knew ono TO draw knife, or pull
pistol, or strike blow.
They always burn a tapar IN whatever
room Caucasian has boon in, after he
leaves IT, Tho theory Of burning tapers
Is that no evil spirit can stay in its neigh
borhooL They admit US To their homes,
their stores, their opium joints aud work
shops, but never TO their gambling ho!ls.
| have knowa Of only one nan who was
ever allowed TO b. present when they
gamblei- Ilo was an old san Franciscan
VINO hnI known some Of them fl CalisOr-
mia, aud who was supposed 70 DO master
ot al thcir secrets. He used TO be allow
ed 70 ply faa-tau with them.
Tho Captain thinks TIN Opium crazl
among Americans Is losing Crourd.
There .s lcss OF IT, not only in his rre-
cinc;, where he has wagci iuccssant war
upon u for years, bat all over the city.
ltsecm5 TO have bean only crazs Tho
laptain thinks n great doal OF non sense
has been written about op.um-smoking.
The CaiTese 1.-Two woll," said tho Can
tain. 'Chickou and pork and fresh ye9e-
tables arc the chiefs OF Their diet. and tho
cooSs arc perfect magiciaus in tho art OF
the kitchen They make wonderful slows.
SOUPS, pastries and eonfcctionoric4. and
thc magic Of the work OF thoir dextrous
fingers WHOM, with little stick in hand,
they curl and work mass OF pastry into
The most beauufully-shapol flowers and
ornamental pieces, is as astonishing IS
teir delicate work in ivory, reed and
other materials with which wo are more
familiar. The cooks mood TO bs prof cont
for every Chiuaman faros very sumptu.
ously Tor worsingman. Much of their
food Is imported a. great cost from
China, and WI thay buy here
Is tho bost Thoy arc all scru pllousIy
clcan-and thars n great thing, especially
In Wow q the frightful unclcanl.nass OF
tho people Of some othor rac3s taat have
m my precinct No Cainaman was evor
brought into my station house and
searched but what when his blouse was
opened or lifted up, aspcx and span clean
undcrshirt was revealed beneath IL, and
every Chinamaijs body Is kept scrupu-
lousiy clean. Furthermore, theg caa all
road aad write anl calculate Thay are
peaceful, happy, industrious and concern
themselves only with thoir owa aiIlirs
Bot they viii not tell ths truth. c,rtaialy
not 70 a Policeman or al inqGisitivc
stranger"